May SoCal Python meetup at Zehner Group (Culver City)

Parking is free in the lot marked on the map, which is on Corbett St. Access it from Jefferson Blvd (head north, turn on Corbett St), or La Cienega Blvd (head south, turn on Corbett St). The La Cienega/Jefferson Expo Line stop is on the same block.

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Managing experimental results in machine learning can be a daunting task. Researchers and practitioners often try a variety of algorithms, hyper-parameters, and pre-processing techniques, each resulting in different outcomes. Tracking and analyzing each of these outcomes is a burden further amplified when dealing with multiple collaborators and several computer nodes.

In this presentation I will share my experience of managing over a 1,200 experimental results, ran in parallel on 8 computer nodes with 5 collaborators over a time span of 6 months. I will focus on the usage of the randopt package for experimental management and visualization. Specifically, I will introduce the typical randopt workflow which consists of experiment creation, hyper-parameter selection, and results visualization.

Randopt is an open-source library for experiment management. It is written in pure Python, is dependency-free, and available on PyPI. Interactive, web-based experimental reports are generated via the built-in command line utility and a programmatic API is also available. It is compatible with all Python packages, including PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit-learn, and numpy/scipy. While randopt was developed with machine learning in mind, its agnosticity with respect to the nature of the experiments makes it suitable for general-purpose scientific experiment management.

• PYCON REVIEW •

After the above talk and an intermission, we'll discuss this year's PyCon, which was held from May 9th to 17th.

• DIRECTIONS & PARKING •

Zehner Group5766 W Jefferson BlvdLos Angeles, CA 90016

Parking is free in the lot marked on the map, which is on Corbett St. It can be accessed from Jefferson Blvd (head north, turn on Corbett St), and La Cienega Blvd (head south, turn on Corbett St).

The La Cienega/Jefferson stop on the Expo Line is on the same block, and the pathway is well lit.

• GENERAL INFO •

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